Meet an amazing menagerie of creatures on this breathtaking safari through the animal kingdom. The Kingfisher Animal Encyclopedia spans Earth from pole to pole, covering 2,000 animals from the tiniest protozoan to the mightiest mammal. Each entry describes the animal's characteristics, behavior, and distribution, and gives their Latin names. The meticulously researched information is highlighted by clear, authoritative writing and more than 1,000 photographs and illustrations. Throughout the book, special feature panels focus on various aspects of animal behavior such as camouflage, migration, and hibernation. With comprehensive back-matter including a glossary, alternative name index, and general index, this one-stop reference tool is perfect for research or for browsing by animal-lovers of all ages.

"From the tiniest protozoa to the mightiest mammal, discover the wonders of more than 2,000 animals in the Kingfisher Animal Encyclopedia. Spanning the entire Earth from the North Pole to Antarctica, this comprehensive reference book will appeal, inform, and fascinate children and adults alike."--Page 4 of cover.

"Minutes, months, millennia - how long is a life on earth?"

This comprehensive encyclopaedia of animals should be useful for all the family. Using a highly visual approach with photographs and artworks of animals in action, The Kingfisher Illustrated Animal Encyclopaedia combines hard facts about a particular animal with details of its lifestyle, behaviour, other members of its family, and habitat and conservation. Each entry specifies the class, order, family, genus and species of the animal and describes its characteristics.

Photographic reference with facts about twenty-five hundred animal species that detail animal habitats, life cycles, and conservation efforts. Includes glossary and separately paged section at the end, Amazing animal facts.

Meet an amazing menagerie of creatures on this breathtaking safari through the animal kingdom. The Kingfisher Illustrated Animal Encyclopedia spans the earth from pole to pole, covering 2,000 animals from the tiniest protozoan to the mightiest mammal. Special feature panels focus on various aspects of animal behavior such as camouflage, migration, and hibernation. Easy-to-use and packed with dramatic photographs and illustrations, this colorful volume is an indispensable reference for school projects and a captivating resource for the whole family. Clear and informative text about all animals from the simplest cells to the most complex animals. Written by award-winning author David Burnie. Excellent reference book for the whole family. Includes glossary, alternative name index, and general index.

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